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03521aam a22005778i 4500 001 174035086CA011E9A39CB90697128E48 003 SILO 005 20190502010142 008 181203s2019 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018053659 020 $a 0393249050 020 $a 9780393249057 035 $a (OCoLC)1037806531 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCQ $d OCLCF $d ORX $d ZVR $d WYTRB $d HBP $d LNC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-uk--- 100 1 $a Morrison, Robert, $d 1961- $e author. 245 14 $a The Regency years : $b during which Jane Austen writes, Napoleon fights, Byron makes love, and Britain becomes modern / $c Robert Morrison. 246 30 $a Jane Austen writes, Napoleon fights, Byron makes love, and Britain becomes modern 250 $a First edition. 263 $a 1904 264 1 $a New York ; $b W.W. Norton & Company, $c [2019] 300 $a xv, 366 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The Regent and the Regency -- Crime, punishment, and the pursuit of freedom -- Theaters of entertainment -- Sexual pastimes, pleasures, and perversities -- Expanding empire and waging war -- Changing landscapes and ominous signs -- Epilogue -- The modern world. 520 $a "A surprising history of the era that brought our modern world decisively into view. Though the Victorians are often credited with ushering in our modern era, the seeds were planted in the years before. The Regency (1811- 1820) began when the profligate Prince of Wales replaced his insane father, George III, as Britain's ruler; around the regent surged a society of evangelicalism and hedonism, elegance and brutality, exuberance and despair. The arts showcased extraordinary writers and painters such as Austen, Byron, the Shelleys, Constable, and Turner. Science gave us the steam locomotive and the blueprint for the modern computer. Yet the dark side of the modern era was visible in the poverty, slavery, pornography, opium, and gothic imaginings that birthed Frankenstein. And all the while, the British Empire fought in foreign lands: the Napoleonic Wars in Europe and the War of 1812 in the United States. Exploring these crosscurrents, Robert Morrison illuminates the profound ways this period shaped and indelibly marked the modern world."--Provided by publisher. 648 7 $a 1800-1999 $2 fast 650 0 $a Regency $z Great Britain. 650 0 $a Arts $z Great Britain $x History $y 20th century. 650 7 $a Arts. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00817721 650 7 $a Civilization. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00862898 650 7 $a Manners and customs. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01007815 650 7 $a Regency. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01093039 650 7 $a Social conditions. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919811 651 0 $a Great Britain $x Civilization $y 19th century. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x Social life and customs $y 19th century. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x Social conditions $y 19th century. 651 7 $a Great Britain. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204623 651 4 $a Great Britain. 655 7 $a History. $2 fast 941 $a 8 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722061348.0 952 $l GUPF501 $d 20201007081015.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200204024140.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191217015156.0 952 $l VXPE964 $d 20191112011203.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20190810010547.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20190514013733.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20190503010406.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=174035086CA011E9A39CB90697128E48 994 $a C0 $b C@VInitiate Another SILO Locator Search